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A photograph of the large-scale oil containers of India Oil

U.S. Treasury Eases Restrictions on Russian Oil Sales as Crude Costs Rise

The United States is temporarily easing sanctions on Russian oil sales to India with a 30-day waiver aimed at preventing supply shortages and cushioning a sharp rise in crude prices after U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

A photo of a man and woman taking photos at Dubai Creek Harbor. In the background is the skyline of Dubai, with Burj Dubai in the center of the frame.

Will Dubai’s Business-Haven Brand Be a Casualty of War?

Dubai has cultivated an image as the safest haven for global capital in the Middle East, but Iranian strikes on the emirate are putting that image to a test.

A group of Finnish soldiers being sworn in. — Karri Huhtanen, “Suomalainen sotilasvala” (photo, 26 Aug 2005), Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suomalainen_sotilasvala.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Edited from the original.

In Finland, Rising Concerns Over the Risks of Russian Real-Estate Buys

Finnish authorities are tightening scrutiny of real-estate purchases after a series of Russian-linked property deals raised fears that land and buildings near military facilities and critical infrastructure could be used for espionage or sabotage.

Royal Marines sit on a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as it flies over Scotland during a bilateral training exercise, May 10, 2021. 24th MEU, embarked with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is forward deployed in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sergeant Mark E Morrow Jr/Released)

FCA to Expedite Approval of Defense Funds as Europe Aims to Rearm

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will fast-track approvals for defense-focused investment funds in an effort to make it easier for investors to access stocks and bonds tied to Europe’s accelerating rearmament.